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ChrisDS *
Joined: 09 Jul 2013 Posts: 40 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 19:02 Post subject: Farm Foods Vegetable Oil |
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Hi All,
I have just bought 20 lts of Veg Oil from Farm Foods at £9.95 for 10 lts. We have put one container into the tank and which was three quarters full and went for a run. No coughs splutters or any other problems. So we will be using it in our Bighorn 3.1TD |
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DYLAN Moderator
Joined: 25 Sep 2006 Posts: 5115 Location: Chesterfield, Derbyshire
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Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 23:28 Post subject: |
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Just carry a spare fuel filter for when it blocks up the reason it blocks is that the oil cleans the tank and lines and all the dirt ends up in the filter. Other than that the bighorn will run with no problems in this weather _________________
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drinksoptional *****
Joined: 21 Jun 2011 Posts: 590 Location: Scotland . South Lanarkshire
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Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2013 13:26 Post subject: |
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Farm foods been doing this deal for a while its been great. If you go on their web site they do voucher s . One is handy if you spend £25 you get £2.50 off. So buy two get 2.50 off cannea grumble. In this weather you can run %100 |
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ChrisDS *
Joined: 09 Jul 2013 Posts: 40 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2013 16:32 Post subject: |
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New filter in the back and a nice bendy funnel to fill up with.
We went to the Isle of Wight on Friday, put in 10lts and topped up with diesel. Drove down and she ran no problems.
The following day we drove around Newport and heard a clang from the rear underside, a look told us that the back box and tail pipe had parted company due to rust.
We paid a trip to ATS and came away £239.39 poorer.
We topped up with 10 lts of Veg Oil and filled up with diesel to the top. After some running around we made our way by ferry back home it took less time than going, it seemed like traffic jams all the way down.
Again she ran no trouble so no need for the filter, but we'll keep an eye on her and not run her on 100% veg. |
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KKW ***
Joined: 16 Aug 2010 Posts: 183 Location: Wrexham, North Wales
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Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2013 19:49 Post subject: |
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Excuse my ignorance. Is it that simple to run my Bighorn 3.1 TD on 50/50 vegetable oil and diesel ? |
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drinksoptional *****
Joined: 21 Jun 2011 Posts: 590 Location: Scotland . South Lanarkshire
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Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2013 22:02 Post subject: |
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yes that simple.
You will be saving money on fuel so that exhaust ill will soon be paid off |
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ChrisDS *
Joined: 09 Jul 2013 Posts: 40 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 10:30 Post subject: |
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Looks like we could get the money back reasonably quickly if our Bighorn runs as well as she is.
But I'm not going over the top with the amount I put in, just to be on the safe side.
We'll run her for around a 1000 miles and then change the fuel filter. |
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ChrisDS *
Joined: 09 Jul 2013 Posts: 40 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 10:37 Post subject: |
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KKW wrote: |
Excuse my ignorance. Is it that simple to run my Bighorn 3.1 TD on 50/50 vegetable oil and diesel ? |
From what I can gather it's OK to run 50/50 in the summer but I'm taking it slowly to make sure she's running OK. I have heard that some bio-diesels wax and cause problems, so I think we will stick with veg oil for the moment.
Try it out the Bighorn 3.1 TD engine is really good and many people have told us it's ideal for running on veg oil. As I said in the previous post ours is running really well. What you need to do now and again is go for a run where you can open the engine up to clear any build up you may have. |
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griffter ******
Joined: 07 Dec 2010 Posts: 955 Location: west sussex
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Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 13:03 Post subject: |
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just get used to pepes coming up to u and asking for large cod and chips! |
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ChrisDS *
Joined: 09 Jul 2013 Posts: 40 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 13:29 Post subject: |
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griffter wrote: |
just get used to pepes coming up to u and asking for large cod and chips! |
I'd go for Haddock and Chips with Pea Fritters but they don't seem to cook to well |
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KKW ***
Joined: 16 Aug 2010 Posts: 183 Location: Wrexham, North Wales
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Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 17:22 Post subject: |
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Right, I'm gonna give it a go then! |
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Big Tom *
Joined: 27 Jun 2013 Posts: 28 Location: Weymouth
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Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 18:12 Post subject: |
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I'm running mine on 15 litres of diesel and 60 litres of WVO, no problems at all. |
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ChrisDS *
Joined: 09 Jul 2013 Posts: 40 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2013 14:08 Post subject: |
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KKW wrote: |
Right, I'm gonna give it a go then! |
I'd get a fuel filter just to be on the safe side. |
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Rhanagar Lifetime member
Joined: 12 Jan 2010 Posts: 4861 Location: Preston, Lancs.
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Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2013 15:31 Post subject: |
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I would get at least 2 filters. The first will last about 500 miles or so. The next longer as the residual rubbish gets in there. _________________ 1990 Isuzu Bighorn LWB Mk.I 2.8TD Manual Lotus Edition
1994 Isuzu Bighorn LWB Mk.II 3.1TD Auto Lotus Edition
Deceased
1994 Isuzu Bighorn LWB Mk.II 3.1TD Auto LS
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KKW ***
Joined: 16 Aug 2010 Posts: 183 Location: Wrexham, North Wales
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Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2013 20:47 Post subject: |
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ChrisDS wrote: |
I'd get a fuel filter just to be on the safe side. |
Yep, got that in hand. |
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